A comparison between Calvin’s Geneva Catechism (1545) and the Catechism of William Perkins, “The foundation of Christian religion” (1590), shows striking differences. These cannot be explained by means of an “anti-Calvinist” ...

In his academic and ecclesiastical work Prof. A. le R. du Plooy constantly urged that church polity should be executed in such a manner that the church is built intensively and extensively. As a tribute to this respected ...

Dissatisfaction with the legal definition of the Church, as voluntary association (societas), bears the potential for creating conflict between Church and State - including for example possible lawsuits concerning topical ...

The small gain but great loss in the late sixteenth and seventeenth century Reformed Orthodoxy; a Christian-philosophical approach
The period of about 1550-1700 in Reformed thought - especially its philosophical aspects ...

Certain questions can be asked considering New Testament guidelines with regard to the functioning and expectations of an assembly structure surrounding the origin of the AFM church: Is the ministry of the AFM-pastor and ...

The congregation is God's vehicle through which He comes to the world, and therefore the congregation should concentrate on the building up of the congregation. God has a specific purpose for each congregation to exist and ...

Ancient times were characterised by strict regulations regarding male sexuality, and individuals made no decisions regarding their sexuality. Males were expected to take part in certain homosexual and sodomising rituals ...

The human dignity of the human embryo: the debate thus far
This article examines some recent arguments regarding the ethics of stem cell research as they are discussed in the various essays in the publication of Gruen ...

The messianic interpretation of the psalms in a number of Antiochene and East Syriac psalm commentaries
The Antiochene exegetes interpreted the psalms against the backdrop of the history of Israel. They reconstructed a ...

Crucifixion is a concept that is far removed from the experience and understanding of the 21st-century post-modern man. To understand the power of the message of the cross, one first has to determine what the meaning of ...

This article seeks to critically examine recent criminal law developments in Australia, England and Wales that specifically address the situation in which battered women find themselves. This article specifically focuses ...

The possible change of outcomes-based education in the foundation phase classroom
Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) has experienced a huge amount of criticism in South Africa during the past couple of years and the success ...